Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux price ranges remain mostly steady for the week.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux prices are lower in East Coast markets.
- Midwest retail prices were mostly steady going into October–some selling ranges change.
- Lower Midwest wholesale prices were noted for October barge and rail supply.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices mostly status quo–flux price ranges narrow in some areas.
- The Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt price range is static this week, flux also unchanged.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices were mixed, while retail holds steady in most areas.
- Asphalt price ranges change in California—mostly steady elsewhere in the region.
- Western Canada retail markets were lower in several provinces—wholesale prices decline.
- Quebec asphalt selling and posted prices slip lower to start October.
- Ontario asphalt selling and posted prices ease slightly for this week.
- Crude oil markets drop, hitting two-year lows–November WTI slumps $3.80, to $89.74 a bbl.
- November Western Can. Select oil declines several dollars, to below $77 a bbl FOB.
- Brent crude prices plunge almost $5, ending the week at $92.91 a bbl for November.
- Bituven LLC Agrees to Buy Terminal from High Sierra Terminalling (See Industry News)
